A group of students are studying flower color inheritance in the garden pea plant (Pisum sativum).
They obtain a purple-flowered pea plant of unknown ancestry, allow it to self-pollinate, and
collect 60 of its seeds. After planting the seeds, they observe the growth of 42 purple-flowered
plants and 18 white-flowered plants.
Which of the following best explains the flower colors seen in the offspring?
Choose 1 answer:
A. A somatic mutation in the flower color gene produced the white flower color.
B. White flower color is a trait recessive to purple flower color.
C. Purple flowers and white flowers are codominant.
D. The flower color changes as the plants mature.